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Backers of a investment-based statewide marijuana ballot issue said today they would set up five “testing centers” around Ohio to verify for consumers the chemical content of marijuana for sale for personal use.
ResponsibleOhio said a testing program would end the uncertainty about dangerous drugs purchased on the black market.
The centers tentatively would be established in Athens, Lorain, Mahoning, Scioto and Wood counties, according to a source familiar with the proposal.
“We’ve heard too many stories of families who have lost children, siblings and loved ones because marijuana they purchased was laced with dangerous drugs like heroin or PCP,” ResponsibleOhio spokesperson Lydia Bolander said in a statement. “The black market is dangerous and prohibition has failed. The consumer should be confident that they are buying marijuana that is safe because it has been tested, labeled, and is being sold in sealed packaging.”
The five centers would “examine the marijuana grown at each wholesale location before it reaches the consumer,” Bolander said. “These five facilities will ensure that marijuana grown in Ohio for personal and medical use will be subject to the strictest and safest testing regulations in the country.”
The proposal would allow only 10 individuals or companies to grow marijuana. The testing sites would operate independently of growers and retailers, Bolander said.
The testing sites would also examine products for medical marijuana which also would be permitted if the amendment is approved by voters.
The full text of the proposal is to be released next week.
ResponsibleOhio said a testing program would end the uncertainty about dangerous drugs purchased on the black market.
The centers tentatively would be established in Athens, Lorain, Mahoning, Scioto and Wood counties, according to a source familiar with the proposal.
“We’ve heard too many stories of families who have lost children, siblings and loved ones because marijuana they purchased was laced with dangerous drugs like heroin or PCP,” ResponsibleOhio spokesperson Lydia Bolander said in a statement. “The black market is dangerous and prohibition has failed. The consumer should be confident that they are buying marijuana that is safe because it has been tested, labeled, and is being sold in sealed packaging.”
The five centers would “examine the marijuana grown at each wholesale location before it reaches the consumer,” Bolander said. “These five facilities will ensure that marijuana grown in Ohio for personal and medical use will be subject to the strictest and safest testing regulations in the country.”
The proposal would allow only 10 individuals or companies to grow marijuana. The testing sites would operate independently of growers and retailers, Bolander said.
The testing sites would also examine products for medical marijuana which also would be permitted if the amendment is approved by voters.
The full text of the proposal is to be released next week.
